Herbert Henry Hopetoun or Joseph Fubbs

[kshelley]

  I know that Joseph George Fubbs is a different person and it definitely is Joseph William Fubbs. Unfortunately it looks like he has gone of the grid maybe he used a different name which could be possible giving that he already had done this.

[jorose]

I would go for the divorce records - it looks like perhaps after he deserted Amy in 1905 he didn't return, and as part of the records they might mention when/where she'd last heard of him.  Possibly she remarried in 1923 to William J C Bird which would explain the timing of the divorce.  (Amy Elizabeth M Bird d. 1944 parents William James and Isabella).

I wonder if he got the idea for the "Hopetoun" name from the place in Victoria, or from the ill-fated first Governor-General of Australia, Earl Hopetoun, who would have been in the news for all the wrong reasons a couple of years before his marriage to Amy.

[kshelley]

  Thank you Jorose this is correct she did marry a William Bird and I thought the same thing about the town of Hopetoun in Victoria too, maybe he grew up there or like you said used the name after Earl Hopetoun.

[wozzageorge]

Hi, I am looking for any information on a Herbert Henry Hopetoun (possibly not his real name) born about 1877? He married a Amy Wright. I have him living in Berry, New South Wales, Australia in 1904 and in 1905 they were living in Meek's Road, Marrickville, Australia under the name Herbert Henry Hopetoun with his wife Amy and child. Found a New South Wales police record which showed that he deserted his wife and child and he also used the alias of Joseph Fubbs.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.

[wozzageorge]

Fubbs are our grandparents name please email me at simeon@netweekly.com.au and I can help you with information

Pam Simeon